ATTENTION ALL AFTRA and SCREEN ACTORS GUILD MEMBERS

American Federation of Television and Radio Artists and Screen Actors Guild are pleased to announce the beginning of the Joint Wages & Working Conditions (W&W) process in preparation for the negotiation of the AFTRA Exhibit A and SAG TV/Theatrical Contract.

This contract will expire on June 30, 2011, and early negotiations are scheduled to commence in September or October 2010. Proposals for this important negotiation are developed through the involvement of members like you.

There are four ways to make your voice heard: AFTRA Exhibit A and SAG TV/Theatrical Contract Caucuses:

Join your fellow members to discuss what really matters! Open to all paid-up AFTRA and SAG members, the caucuses are open sessions where you can raise issues regarding the AFTRA Exhibit A and SAG TV/Theatrical Contract provisions that you feel should be addressed in the upcoming negotiations. Input from the caucuses informs the proposals that will be developed by the Joint Wages & Working Conditions Committee.

Joint Wages & Working Conditions Committee Meetings: These formal meetings use the information and ideas gathered from the caucuses to create proposals for the 2010 contract negotiations.

Email Suggestions: Can’t make it to a caucus or committee meeting? You can still play an active part by emailing your ideas to or wandw2010@aftra.com or wandw2010@sag.org.

All proposal recommendations will be reviewed by the Joint Wages & Working Conditions Committee and inform the Committee’s final recommendations to the AFTRA and SAG National Boards.

On-site Suggestion Box: Feel free to drop-in your contract-related thoughts and concerns in suggestion boxes available at both AFTRA and SAG in New York and Los Angeles. AFTRA members may use suggestion boxes available in the 9th Floor Membership Department at the AFTRA office at 5757 Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles and in the 7th Floor Membership Department at the AFTRA office at 260 Madison Avenue in New York.

SAG members may use suggestion boxes available in the 7th Floor reception areas at the SAG offices at 5757 Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles and 360 Madison Avenue in New York.

Note: Upcoming dates for the Joint Caucuses and W&W meetings in Los Angeles and New York will be emailed soon. Local and regional Branch members should contact your Local or Branch staff and visit the AFTRA or SAG Web sites for local dates and times.

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